Subject: Groundhogs (woodchucks), Marmota monax at dusk in the garden

Location: Upshur County, West Virginia

Stock Number: 100_0287

Comments: These were four of the six offspring of a large mother groundhog that lived in a burrow underneath a rose bush. Though very close to the humans' garden, at this age they were content to feed mostly on grass.

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